Centennial Flame
The Centennial Flame is a symbolic flame that is symmetrically located in a fountain on the footpath between the Queen's Gates and the Peace Tower of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa .
The flame was lit on New Year's Eve 1966 by then Prime Minister Lester Pearson . The occasion was the opening of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation . The long-running celebrations of 1967 ( Canadian Centennial ) have been celebrated across the country. Originally, the flame should have been turned off again at the end of 1967, which was prevented by popular resistance.
The flame is located in the middle of a basin in front of the main building that bears the coat of arms of the provinces and territories of Canada as it existed in 1966. The water runs out of the fountain between these coats of arms. The Centennial Flame is not an eternal flame , as it is switched off for a short time depending on the weather and for maintenance and cleaning purposes. The flame is formed by natural gas emerging from the water and then igniting . In 2006 renovation work took place on the fountain.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 25 '25.22 " N , 75 ° 41' 55.76" W.